There is no One Like the Lord Jesus

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Luke 4:21-22 “And he began by saying to them, “Today this scripture is fulfilled in your hearing.” All spoke well of him and were amazed at the gracious words that came from his lips. “Isn’t this Joseph’s son?” they asked.”

The members of the synagogue thought they were going along to a normal Saturday meeting… but they got oh so much more than that! Jesus said “Today this scripture has been fulfilled.” It was a prophecy given by Isaiah that had sat unfulfilled for the previous 700 years. But that morning it was fulfilled. Jesus was saying “I am the one it speaks of. I am the one who has been anointed to heal the broken-hearted and set the captives free.” He wasn’t just quoting Isaiah. He was quoting what Isaiah had heard from Him, and about Him, 700 years ago! The people couldn’t believe what they were hearing! Yet they were puzzled. Some said: “Isn’t this Joseph’s son? Isn’t this the carpenter?” Others may have murmured “Jeziel, isn’t this Jesus who build that fence on your home?” “Zachias, didn’t Jesus build that cart for you?” “He can’t be the Messiah could He?” “And yet, no one has spoken like this before. How gracious are His words!”

The truth is, there has been and will be, no one like the Lord Jesus Christ. From His birth to His life, to His death, to His resurrection… there is no one like the Lord Jesus. His life is bracketed by two impossibilities: a virgin’s womb and an empty tomb. Jesus entered our world through a door marked, “No Entrance” and left through a door marked “No Exit.”